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Cyberhacks: What does China have on Biden? Why is Biden sanctioning Russia, but not China, for state-linked cyberhacks on the U.S. economy?
American Thinker ^ | 07/20/2021 | Monica Showalter

Posted on 07/20/2021 7:36:00 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

Anybody remember the bluster Joe Biden emitted when he 'confronted Russian President Vladimir Putin' over Russian hacking at his June 16 Geneva summit?

“I made it very clear to him that the United States expects, when a ransomware operation is coming from his soil even though it’s not sponsored by the state, we expect them to act if we give them enough information to act on who that is,” Biden told reporters.

Tough, tough, tough. And as far as public knowledge goes, it's not completely certain that the Russian state even organized the Russian criminal hacks. But they were held responsible, and were given, according to AP, "a raft of sanctions."

Now we see some even more disruptive hacking from China, the massive hack on the Microsoft Exchange email server software on Feb. 24, which opened the gates to hackers of all sorts getting into 30,000 U.S. businesses to steal passwords and conduct ransomware operations.

What's Joe Biden's response?

In a word, nothing.

It puzzled even the Associated Press:

Unlike in April, when public finger-pointing of Russian hacking was paired with a raft of sanctions against Moscow, the Biden administration did not announce any actions against Beijing.

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President Joe Biden told reporters “the investigation’s not finished,” and White House press secretary Jen Psaki did not rule out future consequences for China, saying, “This is not the conclusion of our efforts as it relates to cyber activities with China or Russia.”

Well, unless there's something we don't know, the Russian one isn't finished, either. But the Russkis got it in the teeth, and the Chicoms got off with a stern warning. Here's how bad it was:


(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: china; crime; cyberattacks; hacking; internet; russia
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1 posted on 07/20/2021 7:36:00 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

Moneymoneymoneymoneymoney….moneymoney….money.


2 posted on 07/20/2021 7:38:46 AM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer”)
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To: SeekAndFind

Russians are white. Chinese are not. Today it is ok to challenge whites, but racist to challenge non-whites. Sure, Biden is deep in China’s pockets, but don’t think the racial angle hasn’t been considered.


3 posted on 07/20/2021 7:41:35 AM PDT by bk1000 (Banned from Breitbart)
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To: SeekAndFind
Our communist Chinese enemies bought his ass out for a BILLION AND A HALF DOLLARS!!
4 posted on 07/20/2021 7:41:41 AM PDT by high info voter
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To: SeekAndFind

Ten percent to the Big Guy doesn’t sound like much, but the Chicoms have a billion and a half people, so it adds up pretty quickly.


5 posted on 07/20/2021 7:42:00 AM PDT by VanShuyten ("...that all the donkeys were dead. I know nothing as to the fate of the less valuable animals)
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To: SeekAndFind

Duh. What does China have on most of our elected officials?


6 posted on 07/20/2021 7:42:01 AM PDT by brownsfan (Term limits! Without term limits, we are doomed.)
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To: blueunicorn6

I was listening to Bill Gertz on Steve Bannon’s War Room, who were talking about his hack.

Once the Chinese discovered the Microsoft Exchange Server security issue, they exploited it in thousands of computers, after they released it to the hacker community who then attacked a bunch of companies by starting ransomware attacks...


7 posted on 07/20/2021 7:43:11 AM PDT by srmanuel (`)
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To: SeekAndFind

He’s bought and paid for............................


8 posted on 07/20/2021 7:43:17 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: SeekAndFind

Joe like China’s form of Communism over Russia’s


9 posted on 07/20/2021 7:43:22 AM PDT by ProudDeplorable (Concentrated power has always been the enemy of liberty. ~ Ronald Reagan)
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To: brownsfan

A leash......................or a reash................


10 posted on 07/20/2021 7:43:45 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: SeekAndFind

The obvious answer is that the Big Man has been bought and paid for by China. Another possibility is that China has back door control of America’s electronic infrastructure. Or both.


11 posted on 07/20/2021 7:44:30 AM PDT by buckalfa (I have forgotten more than I ever knew.)
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To: SeekAndFind

They have our money, our technology, and our government, thanks to the stupid free trade deals that our side supported.


12 posted on 07/20/2021 7:44:59 AM PDT by TwelveOfTwenty (Will whoever keeps asking if this country can get any more insane please stop?)
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To: SeekAndFind

why would he? China is in an art buying mood.


13 posted on 07/20/2021 7:45:16 AM PDT by joshua c (Dump the LEFT. Cable tv, Big tech, national name brands)
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To: srmanuel

Before there is an action, there is a motivation.


14 posted on 07/20/2021 7:48:23 AM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer”)
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To: SeekAndFind

Russia supports the unborn and is anti-lgbtq. china does not. Nor does biden. satan is very consistent.


15 posted on 07/20/2021 7:48:35 AM PDT by George from New England
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Even if they’ve got something on him that Leftwingers might possibly care about, which is doubtful because many on the Left only cares about what outsiders can be said to have done, what they’ve got, essentially, is a way to get money to him.

That’s enough.

Democrats fetch and roll over for ChiCom money.


16 posted on 07/20/2021 7:49:03 AM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: SeekAndFind

Putin didn’t buy enough of Hunter’s art.


17 posted on 07/20/2021 7:51:28 AM PDT by Rocky
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China owns the Biden Crime Family.


18 posted on 07/20/2021 7:51:56 AM PDT by ought-six (Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule. )
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To: SeekAndFind

Don’t be silly China helps the Dems win elections. It is only those evil Ruskies that are trying to destroy america.


19 posted on 07/20/2021 7:51:57 AM PDT by pas
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To: SeekAndFind

His son and his kickbacks! They don’t hack for nothing:-)


20 posted on 07/20/2021 7:52:11 AM PDT by Harpotoo (Being a socialist is a lot easier than having to WORK like the rest of US:-))
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